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clinton's case is a reminder they can happen to anyone. whether the danger is a rare blood clot near the brain or bleeding inside the brain, anyone suffering a concussion should seek immediate medical care days or weeks afterwards if they experience a bad headache, weak or numb limbs, vomiting or nausea or slurred speech. m mrs. clinton reportedly has no neurological damage, which gives her an excellent chance for full recovery. >>> now here's your "first look" at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. in the wake of the connecticut cool shootings, the journal news published a map of residents with gun permits. now the paper has hired armed guards to protected its offices and staff. last night house republican leaders angered new york lawmakers by deciding not to vote on an aid package for victims of superstorm sandy. peter king called it inexcusable and indefensible. we cannot walk away from our responsibilities. a new poll found that 77% of americans say that the way politics works in washington is causing serious arm to the country.
clinton's case is a reminder they can happen to anyone. whether the danger is a rare blood clot near the brain or bleeding inside the brain, anyone suffering a concussion should seek immediate medical care days or weeks afterwards if they experience a bad headache, weak or numb limbs, vomiting or nausea or slurred speech. m mrs. clinton reportedly has no neurological damage, which gives her an excellent chance for full recovery. >>> now here's your "first look" at this...
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we have a lot of news to talk about this thursday, january 3rd including an update on hillary clinton following that health scare that landed her in the hospital for several days. plus, we'll have a live report from cnbc where the markets sure seem to like the agreement out of washington, d.c., even if a lot of lawmakers there didn't. that's where we're going to begin with that story. president obama has signed into law the legislation passed by congress to raise tax rates for higher earners, extends tax cuts for middle class and extends unemployment benefits for many americans. the president reviewed a copy of the bill while vacationing in hawaii before directing that it be signed by autopen. that is the signature side board that president uses to sign legislation when they're away from washington. so much for the big bipartisan signing ceremony that many envisioned. back in the capitol, there are several major issues that await the president's return including that big impending fight over the debt ceiling. wednesday the president released a new video explaining his budget strategy
we have a lot of news to talk about this thursday, january 3rd including an update on hillary clinton following that health scare that landed her in the hospital for several days. plus, we'll have a live report from cnbc where the markets sure seem to like the agreement out of washington, d.c., even if a lot of lawmakers there didn't. that's where we're going to begin with that story. president obama has signed into law the legislation passed by congress to raise tax rates for higher earners,...
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he hasn't been a governor like bill clinton was. he's got many, many talents, negotiation and the legislative process honestly is not one of them. he hasn't shown that in four years. i certainly didn't see much evidence of it over the last month and unfortunately in the next 90 days he's got three big events in front of him. he's got the sequester, he's got the continuing resolution and obviously the debt ceiling. i hope he doesn't misread what just happened and overplay his hand. >> well, part of the problem that a lot of people see is the one thing that did get done with the fiscal cliff in the narrowness of the decision that was made, the bill that was eventually auto pen signed is that it leaves these much bigger issue. and john boehner couldn't even get a majority of his caucus to vote for this one. i guess today as we're looking forward to that vote at noon, are you surprised or why do you think he hasn't been challenged? >> well, because i think he's very strong within the conference and i think people recognize, you know, ex
he hasn't been a governor like bill clinton was. he's got many, many talents, negotiation and the legislative process honestly is not one of them. he hasn't shown that in four years. i certainly didn't see much evidence of it over the last month and unfortunately in the next 90 days he's got three big events in front of him. he's got the sequester, he's got the continuing resolution and obviously the debt ceiling. i hope he doesn't misread what just happened and overplay his hand. >>...
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they should have built a very big national campaign the way bill clinton was able to do. thank you, rana foroohar. and thank you, steve kornacki, as always, my colleague from the network we both serve. thank you. see you all in the next year. >>> up next, the election is over. now it's time for president obama to get things done, and he has less time than you might think. strategizing a second term. let's talk the future. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> there's been a lot of talk about gun laws since the shootings in newtown, connecticut. one result seems to be increased support for tougher gun laws. 58% of americans polled say they want to see stricter gun laws as opposed to 34% who wants things kept the way they are. compare that to a year ago when only 43% wanted to see stricter laws. it's worth remembering, however, that support for tougher laws often spikes and then fades after mass shootings. of course, the nra always stands in the way of any new or reviewed restrictions, but, of course, we all know that. and we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to
they should have built a very big national campaign the way bill clinton was able to do. thank you, rana foroohar. and thank you, steve kornacki, as always, my colleague from the network we both serve. thank you. see you all in the next year. >>> up next, the election is over. now it's time for president obama to get things done, and he has less time than you might think. strategizing a second term. let's talk the future. this is "hardball," the place for politics....
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. >> i'm going go with bill clinton. >> for one speech at a convention? >> it was more than one speech. it was 20 years in the making the story of that speech was for the first 15 years they treated bill clinton like he was the worst thing that ever happened in american politics, villain in chief and even after he left the white house he was afraid of the clinton restoration and 2008 when obama had the clintons when the republicans decided, wait a minute, no, bill clin clin to is this bygone symbol in america of cooperation and good government and moderation and sang his praises for four years. set him up as the good democrat against obama's bad democrat. what happened, the good democrat stole the show, vouches for the bad democrat and disarmed an awful lot of. ares are saying about president obama. >> chris hayes, the mvp of the campaign? >> the mvp of the obama campaign was rick per prip it was rick perry's entrance to the race that pushed mitt romney to take the tackically wise but strategically stupid step of going full out elegant. >> tackically wise
. >> i'm going go with bill clinton. >> for one speech at a convention? >> it was more than one speech. it was 20 years in the making the story of that speech was for the first 15 years they treated bill clinton like he was the worst thing that ever happened in american politics, villain in chief and even after he left the white house he was afraid of the clinton restoration and 2008 when obama had the clintons when the republicans decided, wait a minute, no, bill clin clin to...
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they should have built a very big national campaign the way bill clinton was able to do. thank you, rana foroohar. and thank you, steve kornacki, as always, my colleague from the network we both serve. thank you. see you all in the next year. >>> up next, the election is over. now it's time for president obama to get things done, and he has less time than you might think. strategizing a second term. let's talk the future. this is "hardball," the place for politics. to the best vacation spot on earth. (all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we've got coastline to
they should have built a very big national campaign the way bill clinton was able to do. thank you, rana foroohar. and thank you, steve kornacki, as always, my colleague from the network we both serve. thank you. see you all in the next year. >>> up next, the election is over. now it's time for president obama to get things done, and he has less time than you might think. strategizing a second term. let's talk the future. this is "hardball," the place for politics. to the...
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those numbers compared to the numbers you saw, hillary clinton way ahead of barack obama and that gap was closed. i think it is going to be closeable by ed marky. he has three million raised and ready to spend. >> yes, that gives him the opportunity to get his message out. and even though he has been in congress for 36 years, for 36 years, he has run from one little district in the entire state. this will be his first statewide race. that might explain why a third of the people polled haven't heard of him. he is big on climate change. and so, you know, let's see if your prediction comes true. jump in with me here on this one. you know, i wanted to jump in with you on the tim pawlenty thing. i knew i would be hearing about that tonight. >> i want to know who else is going to jump in. >> my point is scott brown is the current republican senator. he is polling below 50 and when he was running against elizabeth warren who started off not so well-known throughout the sate. i'm looking at nothing prohibitive and nothing he can't make up. it is more of a challenge for scott brown to push up.
those numbers compared to the numbers you saw, hillary clinton way ahead of barack obama and that gap was closed. i think it is going to be closeable by ed marky. he has three million raised and ready to spend. >> yes, that gives him the opportunity to get his message out. and even though he has been in congress for 36 years, for 36 years, he has run from one little district in the entire state. this will be his first statewide race. that might explain why a third of the people polled...
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clinton's daughter, chelsea, also tweeted this. quote, thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at new york presbyterian hospital, columbia university medical center for taking great care of my mom. >>> a triumphant return today to the capitol for illinois republican senator mark kirk. he will walk up the steps this morning of the capitol as he returns to the senate for the first time since suffering a stroke nearly one year ago. kirk was largely paralyzed on his left side and under went rehabilitation most of the past year. he is expected to be welcomed today by some of his fellow senators and vice president joe biden. kirk told nbc that he's walking up the steps to be an example to other stroke patients. >> i wanted everybody to say, you know, that depressed moment you can have when a stroke hits, say, look, kirk is even walking up the capitol steps as an example to patients. >> if you get time today, a tweeted a great story, the interview he did with "the daily herald" in the suburban newspapers there in chicago. it's really w
clinton's daughter, chelsea, also tweeted this. quote, thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at new york presbyterian hospital, columbia university medical center for taking great care of my mom. >>> a triumphant return today to the capitol for illinois republican senator mark kirk. he will walk up the steps this morning of the capitol as he returns to the senate for the first time since suffering a stroke nearly one year ago. kirk was largely paralyzed on his left side and under...
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. >> i am going to go with bill clinton. >> one speech? >> it was 20 years in the making, the story of the speech, for the first 15 years, republicans treated bill clinton that he was the worst thing that ever happened to american politics. the villain in chief, and after he left the white house, there was the moment in 2008, when republicans decided wait a minute, no, bill clinton is this by-gone symbol of an era, in moderation, they sang his praises for four years, set him up as the good democrat, against obama's bad democrat, and what happens, the good democrat vouches for the bad democrat and disarmed what a lot of republicans were saying about barack obama. >> you have made a reasonable argument. >> i think the enviable one was rick perry, who made the step of going full anti-out immigrant zealotry. >> it totally destroyed rick, he dispatched rick perry on the attack of the hundred thousand subsidy, which allowed the undocumented students to go to the university and pay in-state tuition. romney destroyed him. but in that rhetoric, he
. >> i am going to go with bill clinton. >> one speech? >> it was 20 years in the making, the story of the speech, for the first 15 years, republicans treated bill clinton that he was the worst thing that ever happened to american politics. the villain in chief, and after he left the white house, there was the moment in 2008, when republicans decided wait a minute, no, bill clinton is this by-gone symbol of an era, in moderation, they sang his praises for four years, set him...
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. >> i am going to go with bill clinton. >> one speech? >> it was 20 years in the making, the story of the speech, for the first 15 years, republicans treated bill clinton that he was the worst thing that ever happened to american politics. the villain in chief, and after he left the white house, there was the moment in 2008, when republicans decided wait a minute, no, bill clinton is this by-gone symbol of an era, in good government, moderation, and they sang his praises for four years. they set him up as the good democrat against obama's bad democrat. and then what happens? the good democrat steals the show, vouches for the bad democrat, and disarmed what a lot of republicans were saying about barack obama. >> you have made a reasonable argument. chris hayes, the mvp of the campaign? >> i think the enviable one was rick perry, who made the step of going full anti-out immigrant zealotry. >> it totally destroyed rick, he dispatched rick perry on the attack of the $100,000 subsidy of the illegals, which allowed undocumented students to go t
. >> i am going to go with bill clinton. >> one speech? >> it was 20 years in the making, the story of the speech, for the first 15 years, republicans treated bill clinton that he was the worst thing that ever happened to american politics. the villain in chief, and after he left the white house, there was the moment in 2008, when republicans decided wait a minute, no, bill clinton is this by-gone symbol of an era, in good government, moderation, and they sang his praises for...
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then he came to the table and worked things out with clinton. let's see what happens here. this is a different situation. it's much more serious in terms of the fiscal cliff. that was just a -- we couldn't pass a continuing resolution to the government employees had to stay home for a while. but gingrich didn't willingly come to the table. boehner has been embarrassed. he could not get the vote of his own caucus, of his own conference to pass a benign piece of legislation, a piece of legislation that protected everybody up to a million dollars. i don't know how you get more embarrassed than that. now, i hope that these guys can get together, these men and women can get together and do something before january 1st. but i'd check those airplane logs if i were you. if they're really serious, they're going to say you're going to get the final word. >> and i'm creating this dynamic of making it difficult. john boehner was not embarrassed. the house works its will. to try to put it ins terms of being embarrassed, misses the whole point. >> and i remember that well because i had a
then he came to the table and worked things out with clinton. let's see what happens here. this is a different situation. it's much more serious in terms of the fiscal cliff. that was just a -- we couldn't pass a continuing resolution to the government employees had to stay home for a while. but gingrich didn't willingly come to the table. boehner has been embarrassed. he could not get the vote of his own caucus, of his own conference to pass a benign piece of legislation, a piece of...
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clinton, she walked out unassisted, and she looked like she was in good shape. i think there's no reason to doubt her office's statements that she can expect a full recovery. >> all right. nbc's bob bazell, thank you very much. >>> coming up, president obama hasn't even been sworn in for his second term yet, but that hasn't stopped speculation about 2016. the first lady -- the first ballots may have already been cast in congress. we'll look at what the fiscal cliff vote tells us next on "now." sometimes what we suffer from is bigger than we think ... like the flu. with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing. have serious he
clinton, she walked out unassisted, and she looked like she was in good shape. i think there's no reason to doubt her office's statements that she can expect a full recovery. >> all right. nbc's bob bazell, thank you very much. >>> coming up, president obama hasn't even been sworn in for his second term yet, but that hasn't stopped speculation about 2016. the first lady -- the first ballots may have already been cast in congress. we'll look at what the fiscal cliff vote tells us...
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. >>> well, last night on "the rachel maddow show," guest host ezra klein asked former clinton budget director alice rivlin on where we could see the fallout from the fiscal cliff. >> the real uncertainty i think is what the markets will look isn't in control of its own destiny because we're acting that way right now. now, if you're an investor, whether you're in some part of the united states or you're in some other part of the world, do you really want to buy american securities? do you want to invest in a country whose government isn't functioning? i don't think so. so, we could get a big market reaction, a drop in the stock market, and that might scare people. >> "the rachel maddow show" week nights at 9:00 eastern right here on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> home prices on the rise, syria's head of preventing defections decides to defect. your headlines are straight ahead. plus, connecting the dots on sonia sotomayor, health care and a fine. you're watching "first look." >>> some stories making news this morning. toyota says it's reached a more than $1 billion settlement in a
. >>> well, last night on "the rachel maddow show," guest host ezra klein asked former clinton budget director alice rivlin on where we could see the fallout from the fiscal cliff. >> the real uncertainty i think is what the markets will look isn't in control of its own destiny because we're acting that way right now. now, if you're an investor, whether you're in some part of the united states or you're in some other part of the world, do you really want to buy american...
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i specifically thought bill clinton's speech, i thought that was -- it was kind of political theater at its best in so far as it was genuinely edifying. he didn't do the cheap and easy thing which was surfacey. he went into the weeds of the details of the policy and explained them and it actually made for great theater. >> worst political theater. >> i can't believe we haven't mentioned it before, herman cain's entire campaign. he was never running. it was theatrics. he was an actor on the national stage. at the end of the day it was theater. >> wor snst. >> first, i want to point out this is water before i get a lot of tweets. >> we are the water drinkers. >> water team. so worst political theater, i would say after the 47% comments came out and mitt romney decided to do this hurried press conference where he looked frazzled, the hair was a little askew and he really had nothing to say and essentially dug the hole deeper for himself. i think that was the worst political theater of the campaign other than clint eastwood. >> right after the critical michigan primary, the romney primar
i specifically thought bill clinton's speech, i thought that was -- it was kind of political theater at its best in so far as it was genuinely edifying. he didn't do the cheap and easy thing which was surfacey. he went into the weeds of the details of the policy and explained them and it actually made for great theater. >> worst political theater. >> i can't believe we haven't mentioned it before, herman cain's entire campaign. he was never running. it was theatrics. he was an actor...
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i love this text from hillary clinton. fish and game authorities were able to corner the bear in somebody's backyard, but not before the best new thing in the world happened. one guy, watch this, learning a vital lesson about texting and walking at the same time -- see the guy? see the guy? that's a bear. can we see that again? in super slo-mo. there's the bear, there's the guy texting, looking down, and then he notices a little something. oh, geez, run away. of course, california fish and game's advice for anybody who encounters a bear is don't run away. they say face the animal, make noise, and try to appear as large as possible. but in this case, texting dude is okay. he says he was texting his boss. and also bear is okay. tranquilized and successfully transported for release back into the wild even if it does now have an unsightly ear tag. >> when you are this close to hoover dam, it makes you realize how small a human is in relation to this as a human project. you can't be the state who builds this. you can't even be
i love this text from hillary clinton. fish and game authorities were able to corner the bear in somebody's backyard, but not before the best new thing in the world happened. one guy, watch this, learning a vital lesson about texting and walking at the same time -- see the guy? see the guy? that's a bear. can we see that again? in super slo-mo. there's the bear, there's the guy texting, looking down, and then he notices a little something. oh, geez, run away. of course, california fish and...
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president clinton massed nafta, the free trade agreement in 1993. the majority of republican votes for it and democrats against it. it's only 20 votes, but that is the difference between boehner getting what he wants and not. if he loses, he can only lose fewer than that in january. he needs a bill that commands a lot of democratic support. >> people say it will be one of the most powerful people. it will be more powerful because she has the upper hand and she knows it. she will have to deal with it at least 75 to 100 votes. >> and again the marks sustain this idea of okay, this new more moderate congress coming in and these voices will be put down to a degree or will we see dire financial implications off the bat? >> the lesser because even if they managed to harsh out the small deal that president obama is putting forward, this is deficit increase that we are talking about. none of these cuts will be offset. all of the spending will have to be accounted for somehow. the stage is set for an ugly plan. >> only in america! trivia time. we ask before
president clinton massed nafta, the free trade agreement in 1993. the majority of republican votes for it and democrats against it. it's only 20 votes, but that is the difference between boehner getting what he wants and not. if he loses, he can only lose fewer than that in january. he needs a bill that commands a lot of democratic support. >> people say it will be one of the most powerful people. it will be more powerful because she has the upper hand and she knows it. she will have to...
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doctors say secretary of state hillary clinton is making excellent progress as she recovers from a blood clot found behind her right ear. she's expected to make a full recovery. the potentially thrive-threatening condition was discovered during a routine mri. >>> the nation is not going off the fiscal cliff, at least for now. how are the markets reacting and what does it mean for your money? >> dismissive attitude that was shown last night toward new york, new jersey and connecticut typifies i believe a strain in the republican party. i know this is not the place to discuss politics, but that politics seeped over into a governmental decision that was made. i can't imagine that type of indifference, that type of disregard. >> this isn't about people getting a suntan. this is about jobs in the economy, a $40 billion tourism business! >> that was congressman peter king, amongst other lawmakers from new jersey and new york outraged after house speaker boehner pulls an expected vote on hurricane sandy relief. congressman king joins me next. kids grow up in no time... marie callender's turkey
doctors say secretary of state hillary clinton is making excellent progress as she recovers from a blood clot found behind her right ear. she's expected to make a full recovery. the potentially thrive-threatening condition was discovered during a routine mri. >>> the nation is not going off the fiscal cliff, at least for now. how are the markets reacting and what does it mean for your money? >> dismissive attitude that was shown last night toward new york, new jersey and...
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it's back home for hillary clinton after hospitalization for a blood clot in her head. she's been on the phone within the half hour. what's next for the secretary of state? finally, real courage on the capitol steps today. illinois senator mark kirk, back since suffering a stroke nearly one year ago. >> i wanted everybody to say, you know, that depressed moment you can have when a stroke hits say, look, kirk is even walking up the capitol steps as an example to patients. >> there is real courage on capitol hill today. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. at this hour house members are casting their votes for speaker, opposed control by the 223 republicans in the majority, but that majority is divided over the fiscal cliff showdown, over sandy relief. john boehner is expected to retain his post, but it would take only 17 to trigger what could be the second ballot roll-call sebs the 1920s. joining me now from capitol hill, nbc's luke russert and kelly o'donnell, our crack team. luke, first to you over on the house side. what are you hearing from inside the ca
it's back home for hillary clinton after hospitalization for a blood clot in her head. she's been on the phone within the half hour. what's next for the secretary of state? finally, real courage on the capitol steps today. illinois senator mark kirk, back since suffering a stroke nearly one year ago. >> i wanted everybody to say, you know, that depressed moment you can have when a stroke hits say, look, kirk is even walking up the capitol steps as an example to patients. >> there is...
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if we're running deficits, it's not bill clinton's fault. we've got the checkbook. and by the way, we ran newt gingrich out of town because he didn't think that way. and so any republican that's getting sworn in today and they're all getting sworn in today, you've got the checkbook, okay? you've done a miserable job with the checkbook over the past 12 years. and you've got nobody to blame but yourself. if you fail this time, you really don't belong in the majority in the house of representatives. in fact, your party has no purpose anymore because you're a party of higher taxes now. and if you're a party of bigger spending for another two years, then, you know, your party is going to go up in smoke. think about it. sequestration. we've got a chance to cut $110 billion. defense -- the pentagon is so bloated. you can't -- you can't -- jim cramer, you can't even audit the pentagon. dave walker told us that. it is so bloated. and yet they can't find $100 billion in cuts? >> we need the divisions in japan because that war is still on. we need the divisions in germany -- n
if we're running deficits, it's not bill clinton's fault. we've got the checkbook. and by the way, we ran newt gingrich out of town because he didn't think that way. and so any republican that's getting sworn in today and they're all getting sworn in today, you've got the checkbook, okay? you've done a miserable job with the checkbook over the past 12 years. and you've got nobody to blame but yourself. if you fail this time, you really don't belong in the majority in the house of...
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newt gingrich weighing in on hillary clinton. what about that one? >> is this going to come at the end of his second term with a moon colony? you know. newt gingrich coming to hillary clinton's defense, i suppose we shouldn't be surprised. i'm still going to have a head-wrenching moment because wasn't he the guy who had something to do with impeachment? it's nice that he's gone back to his olympian position of musing on the state of politics. he couldn't really predict his own politics in his own primary very well. it's true that people might try and throw rocks at her. i just think stepping out of the washington fray means that she doesn't need to deal with this right now. so in terms of her own position, it's not like she's a nominee. she has to deal with congress. she doesn't even -- she managed to dodge the whole situation on benghazi pretty well for herself. you know, the tougher questions are being faced by her old foe, the president right now, who's in this incredibly difficult position. and losing stwo nominees is not a small thing. it does i
newt gingrich weighing in on hillary clinton. what about that one? >> is this going to come at the end of his second term with a moon colony? you know. newt gingrich coming to hillary clinton's defense, i suppose we shouldn't be surprised. i'm still going to have a head-wrenching moment because wasn't he the guy who had something to do with impeachment? it's nice that he's gone back to his olympian position of musing on the state of politics. he couldn't really predict his own politics in...
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we're going back to the clinton era tax rates and we boom then. the reason it didn't pinch us then, now it's deem and then it was great. i think the difference is the economy was improving, incomes were going up, housing prices were going up, people felt better. home prices are going up. that's a good thing, and the income issue is where we need to solve the problem. >> that's right. >> people can handle higher taxes if they make more money. part of that -- i'm going to get preachy here, reverend. the american people have to make a decision about what's important. keeping your neighbors employed. i know cost matters to a lot of people. my parents poet grew up poor. look the at what you buying if it koths made in mechanic and kips your neighbor working at a higher wage at a u.s. facility, think about that decision you're pak maiking. there's no country in the world -- sorry i'm off on a tangent. there's no country in the world where wages are high but goods are sold cheaply. you can't have both. >> it's been stagnant in the last decade. incomes hav
we're going back to the clinton era tax rates and we boom then. the reason it didn't pinch us then, now it's deem and then it was great. i think the difference is the economy was improving, incomes were going up, housing prices were going up, people felt better. home prices are going up. that's a good thing, and the income issue is where we need to solve the problem. >> that's right. >> people can handle higher taxes if they make more money. part of that -- i'm going to get preachy...